The Great Northern merged with the Northern Pacific Railway, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway to become the Burlington Northern in 1970.

In 1970, the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad merged into Burlington Northern Railroad. Spokane’s ...

The 2011 Great Train Expo was held at the Expo center in Portland. Here, Ed Ives, Issaquah WA gets a train ready to roll at the O Gauge Hi-Railers Model train club display.